(1) The bureau of employment programs shall disclose, upon
request, to officers and employees of the United States department
of agriculture and any state food stamp agency, with respect to an
identified individual, any of the following information which is
contained in its records:

(a) Wage information;

(b) Whether the individual is receiving, has received, or has
made application for unemployment compensation and the amount of
any compensation being received or to be received by such
individual;

(c) The current or most recent home address of the individual;
and

(d) Whether the individual has refused an offer of employment
and if so, a description of the employment offered and the terms,
conditions and rate of pay therefor.

(2) The term "state food stamp agency" means any agency
described in section (3) (n) (1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
which administers the food stamp program established under such
act.

(3) The requesting agency shall agree that such information
shall be used only for purposes of determining the applicant's
eligibility for benefits, or the amount of benefits, under the food
stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.

(4) In addition to the requirements of this section, all other
requirements with respect to confidentiality of information
obtained in the administration of this chapter and the sanctions imposed for improper disclosure of information obtained in the
administration of this article shall apply to the use of such
information by the officers and employees of any food stamp agency
or the United States department of agriculture.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session
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